How can I import an ESRI shape file in 2013? Are the map commands no longer available?
The easiest way is just drag and drop the SHP file into the AutoCAD/C3D editor.
The MAP functionality is still there if you want to navigate the menus and/or use the old legacy commands. Switch your workspace to "Planning and Analysis".
psukember wrote:Are the map commands no longer available?
Did you just try _MAPIMPORT or _MAPIMPORT4 or _MAPCONNECT ?
The mapimport worked. I was trying that before and kept getting a fatal error so I'm not sure what changed. Thanks
The shp file can be dragged from Windows Explorer directly onto the drawing window.
Well done, J.
I guess this D&D technique yields a _MAPCONNECTed shape, isn't it..?